Cisco v. Van Lew

Plaintiffs and appellants Cisco brought this action to compel defendant and respondent to specifically perform an alleged agreement to sell certain real property. Joined in the same complaint as a party plaintiff, appellant McGuire, in a second cause of action, seeks to recover a real estate broker’s commission of $100 on the same transaction.

In November, 1941, the defendant was the owner of the real property in question. She listed it with McGuire for sale, giving him an exclusive listing, reciting that the sale price thereof should be $2,500, payable $500 down and $25 per month thereafter.…